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[[Sutton Vane]] is the stage name used by two actor/playwrights, father and son. The elder Sutton Vane spent some time in South Africa as an assistant to and biographer of [[Disney Roebuck]].  
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[[Sutton Vane]] is the stage name used by two actor/playwrights, father and son. The elder [[Sutton Vane]] spent some time in South Africa as an assistant to and biographer of [[Disney Roebuck]].  
  
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=[[Sutton Vane]] Snr (1847–1913)=
  
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=[[Sutton Vane]] Sr=
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[[Sutton Vane]] Snr was a British actor, playwright, stage and theatre manager, biographer, active in South Africa during the 1870s and 1880s. Usually billed or credited as '''[[Sutton Vane]]''', Vane on occasion also used the pseudonym '''[[Vane Bennett]]''' for his publications, notably  his 1885 biography of [[Disney Roebuck]]. 
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== Biography ==
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Born [[Frank Sutton-Vane]] in 1847,
  
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[[Sutton Vane]] Sr (18??-18??) was a British actor, playwright, stage and theatre manager, biographer.  
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He was brought out to South Africa in 1875 by [[Disney Roebuck]], where he seems to have worked for Roebuck in a variety of capacities till the latter's death in 1885, whereafter he returned to Britain to continue his career.
  
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== Biography ==
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Over the course of his career Vane Sr wrote a number of melodramatic plays,  including ''[[Martin's Secret]]'', ''[[Straight from the Heart]]'', ''[[In Sight of St. Paul's ]]'', ''[[Humanity]]'', ''[[The Cotton King]]'' and ''[[The Span of Life]]''. The latter two works were filmed in the beginning years of the twentieth century, with scenarios by Vane.
  
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[[Sutton Vane]] Sr. wrote a number of plays including ''[[The Cotton King]]'' and ''[[The Span of Life]]'', (some of his plays were filmed in the beginning years of the twentieth century). He apparently also adapted a number of novels, notably three by Wilkie Collins (''[[The Woman in White]]'', ''[[The New Magdalen]]'' and ''The Frozen Deep'' (under the title ''[[Adrift]]'').  
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Vane also adapted a number of novels for the stage, notably three by Wilkie Collins (''[[The Woman in White]]'', ''[[The New Magdalen]]'' and ''[[The Frozen Deep]]'' (under the title ''[[Adrift]]'').
  
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Brought out to South Africa in 1875 by [[Disney Roebuck]]. He seems to have worked for Roebuck in a variety of capacities till the latter's death in 1885. He thereafter returned to Britain to continue his career.  
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Vane passed away in 1913.  
  
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
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In 1875 he became stage manager for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]], which Roebuck now dubbed the [[Bijou Theatre]], working on some 140 plays there in the first season. He also became Roebuck's biographer, under the pseudonym [[Vane Bennett]]. A number of his adaptations were done by the company in this period, including ''[[Adrift]]'' and ''[[The New Magdalen]]''.
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While in South Africa he seems to have worked for Roebuck in a variety of capacities till the latter's death in 1885.  
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== Sources ==
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In 1875 he became stage manager for the revamped [[Oddfellows Hall]], which Roebuck now dubbed the [[Bijou Theatre]], working on some 140 plays there in the first season.
  
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 316-384
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As an actor, his performances included two character sketches, ''[[Christopher Colly-wobble]]''  and ''[[The Old Cane Chair]]'', presented as afterpieces to ''[[Trip to the Rhine]]'' in the [[Athenaeum Hall]], Cape Town, on 16 August, 1878.  He also appeared in plays such as ''[[Our Carpet Bag]]'' and ''[[Handy Andy]]'' (on 8 August, 1878, with the [[Colonial Amateur Minstrels]]),
  
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[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
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A number of his stage adaptations were done by the company in this period, including ''[[Adrift]]'' and ''[[The New Magdalen]]''.
  
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Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Om 1885 he became Roebuck's biographer, publishing a ''Biographical and Memorial Sketch of Francis Algernon Disney Roebuck, Late Capt. 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers''  under the pseudonym [[Vane Bennett]].
  
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=[[Sutton Vane]] Jr (1888–1963)=   
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=[[Sutton Vane]] Jr (1888–1963)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Vane]=   
  
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His name also appears as [[Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane]], [[V.H. Sutton Vane]] or [[V.H. Sutton-Vane]]
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==Biography==
  
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Born in England in 1888, apparently the son of an author and playwright [[Sutton Vane]] snr, and also became an actor, playwright and producer.  
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Born [[Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane]] in England in 1888, he was the eldest son of author and playwright [[Frank Sutton-Vane]] (1847–1913). His name also appears as [[Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane]], [[V.H. Sutton Vane]] or [[V.H. Sutton-Vane]]
  
 
He is perhaps best known for the play ''[[Outward Bound]]'' (1923).  
 
He is perhaps best known for the play ''[[Outward Bound]]'' (1923).  
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'''For the life and work of Sutton Vane Jr, see for example the entry in Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Vane].'''  
 
'''For the life and work of Sutton Vane Jr, see for example the entry in Wikipedia[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Vane].'''  
  
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= '''Sources''' =
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sutton_Vane,_Sr.
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2405804/
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sutton-vane-sr-504321
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Vane
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 316-384
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[[Jill Fletcher]]. 1994. ''The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930''. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p. 
  
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Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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Latest revision as of 05:46, 26 December 2020

Sutton Vane is the stage name used by two actor/playwrights, father and son. The elder Sutton Vane spent some time in South Africa as an assistant to and biographer of Disney Roebuck.

Sutton Vane Snr (1847–1913)

Sutton Vane Snr was a British actor, playwright, stage and theatre manager, biographer, active in South Africa during the 1870s and 1880s. Usually billed or credited as Sutton Vane, Vane on occasion also used the pseudonym Vane Bennett for his publications, notably his 1885 biography of Disney Roebuck.

Biography

Born Frank Sutton-Vane in 1847,

He was brought out to South Africa in 1875 by Disney Roebuck, where he seems to have worked for Roebuck in a variety of capacities till the latter's death in 1885, whereafter he returned to Britain to continue his career.

Over the course of his career Vane Sr wrote a number of melodramatic plays, including Martin's Secret, Straight from the Heart, In Sight of St. Paul's , Humanity, The Cotton King and The Span of Life. The latter two works were filmed in the beginning years of the twentieth century, with scenarios by Vane.

Vane also adapted a number of novels for the stage, notably three by Wilkie Collins (The Woman in White, The New Magdalen and The Frozen Deep (under the title Adrift).

Vane passed away in 1913.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

While in South Africa he seems to have worked for Roebuck in a variety of capacities till the latter's death in 1885.

In 1875 he became stage manager for the revamped Oddfellows Hall, which Roebuck now dubbed the Bijou Theatre, working on some 140 plays there in the first season.

As an actor, his performances included two character sketches, Christopher Colly-wobble and The Old Cane Chair, presented as afterpieces to Trip to the Rhine in the Athenaeum Hall, Cape Town, on 16 August, 1878. He also appeared in plays such as Our Carpet Bag and Handy Andy (on 8 August, 1878, with the Colonial Amateur Minstrels),

A number of his stage adaptations were done by the company in this period, including Adrift and The New Magdalen.

Om 1885 he became Roebuck's biographer, publishing a Biographical and Memorial Sketch of Francis Algernon Disney Roebuck, Late Capt. 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers under the pseudonym Vane Bennett.

Sutton Vane Jr (1888–1963)[1]

Biography

Born Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane in England in 1888, he was the eldest son of author and playwright Frank Sutton-Vane (1847–1913). His name also appears as Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane, V.H. Sutton Vane or V.H. Sutton-Vane

He is perhaps best known for the play Outward Bound (1923).

For the life and work of Sutton Vane Jr, see for example the entry in Wikipedia[2].

Sources

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sutton_Vane,_Sr.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2405804/

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sutton-vane-sr-504321

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_Vane

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 316-384

Jill Fletcher. 1994. The Story of Theatre in South Africa: A Guide to its History from 1780-1930. Cape Town: Vlaeberg: p.

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